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Posted: 01-May-26
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
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Internal Number: 90857
Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center
Location: US:PA: Hershey
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Shift: Varied
Hours: 8 hr
Recruiter Contact: Carlee Maiman at clewis9@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Patient Access Documentation Specialist is responsible for the timely, accurate review, routing, and processing of incoming faxes received through centralized fax systems. This role plays a critical part in ensuring patient access, continuity of care, and operational efficiency by appropriately categorizing faxed information, initiating workflows, and collaborating with clinical and administrative teams to resolve issues and prevent delays in care.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S):
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a healthcare administrative, patient access, medical office, or call center environment.
- Experience working with fax management systems, electronic health records, or document management platforms.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION(S):
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience in ambulatory healthcare patient access, centralized scheduling, or referral management.
- Familiarity with Epic or similar EHR systems.
WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?
Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.
Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
- Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
- Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
- Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
- Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
- Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.
WHY PENN STATE HEALTH MILTON S. HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER ACADEMIC PRACTICE?
#WeAre comprised of a team network to ensure our practice sites and our employees respond effectively to the ever-changing healthcare environment and provide the highest standard of care to our patients. The Academic Practice is the multi-specialty group practice of the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. We support the educational and research mission of the Penn State College of Medicine and strive to recruit and retain the highest quality physicians and staff.
YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE?LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence ? that?s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That?s all you.
This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract. All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.
Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health?s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.
Union: Non Bargained